Sonbadak Golcha Makgi
Literally: palm hooking block
Also known as: Palm Hooking Block, Sonbadak Golcho Makgi
A palm hooking block in ITF Taekwon-Do that catches the opponent's forearm or shin with an arc; it appears four times in the tul Yul-Gok.
Quick Facts
💡 Key Tip
The little finger should be level with the shoulders, the elbow bent about 25°, and the body in half facing.
Katas containing this technique
About
Sonbadak golcha makgi is, in ITF terminology, a palm hooking block (palm hooking block). The tool is the palm, sonbadak. Sources also spell the second part as golcho; the Wexford Taekwondo club gives a side variant, sonbadak baro golcho makgi, and in the tul Kwang-Gae a high version occurs, sonbadak nopunde golcho makgi. The hooking block moves the hand in an arc so that it catches the back of the opponent's forearm or the outer side of the shin. According to the Taekwondo Fandom wiki, a grip is easier to set up from the palm than from the outer forearm or the reverse knife-hand; the block, per the same source, requires little force, allows an immediate counterattack, and is suited to blocking the opponent's free hand. According to the itftkdtheory guide, the little finger is level with the shoulders, the elbow forms about 25°, and the body is in half facing. In the tul Yul-Gok it is the 15th, 16th, 18th and 19th movement.
Further sources on this topic (7)
- ITF Taekwondo: Taekwondo Blocks (terminologie)
- Kildare Taekwondo: manuál a rozpisy tulů (PDF)
- Taekwondo Wiki (Fandom): The Encyclopedia of Taekwon-Do
- Wexford Taekwondo: Hand Techniques
- Bridgnorth Taekwondo: Required theory 1st Dan to 2nd Dan
- Taekwondo Wiki (Fandom): Hooking Block
- ITF TKD Theory: Practice Guide